Judge Lucy Koh has just vacated roughly $450 million from the jury award of $1.05 billion that was awarded to Apple last year in the Super Bowl of patent trials that took place between Apple and Samsung. In addition, Koh ruled that a second trial will be necessary to determine the actual damages that should be awarded to Apple for the 14 Samsung products in question that infringed on Apple patents. The reason for the second trial is that the jury computed one damage amount per device even though some devices were ruled by the jury to have infringed on more than one patent. The whole damages part of the trial is as clear as the Hudson River; murky is a good word for it, which explains Judge Koh's decision.

Judge Koh also ruled that the damages trial will not start until Samsung's appellate proceedings are concluded. As a result of the order, Apple is now awarded $598.9 million for the trial, plus whatever the new jury sees fit to award for the 14 previously mentioned devices. Apple also is entitled to prejudgment interest at the 52 week T-bill rate and supplemental damages for the period between the jury verdict and the final order.

44.nikenturd (unregistered)

A common geometric shape and color cannot be patented, period, and you know that... the shape of a car is much much more intricate, a shape of a toilet bowl is a lot more intricate as well....the Coca Cola bottle was patented because of its unique shape and rightfully so....

86.Aeires (unregistered)

I believe the Coca Cola red is patented. In extremely rare cases, colors can be patented but black is not one of them and you have to prove you mixed the pigments to make a completely new color. Apple has no legitimate argument in their case over color.

yes I believe they have, but most people have steve jobs distortion field amped up and think they invented more than they actually did. Listen apple is a good intagrater and they are good at getting people to adopt their technology. They are the are the best marketing company ever! they have also built a robust ecosystem for developers. For me its still the same question open or closed? open thank you!

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